BB Lucky Boy finished in a dead heat with Seasideescape Saturday, April 25 through a driving rainstorm at the Meadowlands. The Indiana pacer shared the final time of 1:51.4 with his opponent in the claiming event.
BB Lucky Boy began from post six with driver Dexter Dunn and pushed the gate out of the way with early speed. However, several horses to his inside, including Seasideescape and Jason Bartlett, also went to the lead, leaving BB Lucky Boy four-wide heading into the turn. The field began to settle behind Rockme Rollme and Yannick Gingras before the quarter and BB Lucky Boy had the opportunity to move into the four-hole but passed it up as Seasideescape also decided to go onto the lead after the quarter in :26.4. Once Seasideescape cleared the top, BB Lucky Boy became the third leader of the race at the half in :55.0.
Heading into the final turn, horses were approaching on the outside by BB Lucky Boy remained in control. In the stretch, the top two pulled away from the field with Seasideescape pulling out of the two hole and emerging on BB Lucky Boy. One last surge brought the horses together at the wire for the dead heat win. Alabamajamma and Colin Kelly moved up for third.
BB Lucky Boy paid $2.80 for his half of the dead heat. The seven-year-old son of Luck Be Withyou is owned by Paul Kautz and trained by Cameron Capone. Martin Schmucker bred ad raised the gelding, who picked up his fifth win of 2026. Overall, he has 36 trips to the winner’s circle with more than $300,000 on his card. His best time of 1:49.1 was taken as a three-year-old at Pocono Downs. BB Lucky Boy began under the direction of Robert Taylor at Harrah’s Hoosier Park.
Later in the evening, another Indiana sired pacer scored a victory at the Big M as Saba Rock and Jason Bartlett moved first over in the middle stages of the conditioned pace en route to the victory by two and one-half lengths in 1:51.2. Captain Crusader A and Tim Tetrick finished second, just a neck ahead of Voukefalas and Jordan Stratton.
Saba Rock, a product of the DeLong breeding operation, paid $4.80 for the win. The four-year-old son of Rockin Image is owned by Jeff Fought Racing, Brian Carsey, and Adam Friedland. Per Engblom trains the gelding, who earned his first win of 2026 in the effort.
Overall, Saba Rock has nine career wins. After only starting twice at two with no wins, Saba Rock won eight of 19 starts last year as a sophomore. Roger Welch broke and trained the pacer until last fall. Saba Rock is a former Indiana Sires Stakes winner in the Hoosier State.
